Which part of the world has the most states? Detailed answer

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Which part of the world has the most states?

Africa is the second largest continent, but there are the most states - 48. The largest of them is Sudan with an area of 2,5 million km² a quarter of Europe.

Author: Mendeleev V.A.

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Are there time zones around the world?

Today, when we cover huge distances with the help of jet aircraft, the difference in time surprises us even more. If we fly from New York to Los Angeles, then we arrive at the final destination at almost the same time.

The fact is that the territory of the United States is divided into time zones. This decision was made in 1833, when the United States was divided into four time zones - eastern, central, mountainous and Pacific.

This division took place along the meridians - imaginary lines that run along the surface of the Earth and connect the North and South Poles. The time difference of each zone was one hour. Within the zones, the time was the same.

When moving east from one time zone to another, time is added by an hour, when moving west, it is also reduced by one hour. But time zones do not have direct boundaries. The fact is that some areas located close to each other expressed a desire to have the same time. For example, the states of Georgia, most of Florida, and southern Michigan were supposed to be in the central zone, but they exist in eastern zone time.

The entire territory of the globe is divided into time zones, like the United States. Each time zone is 15 degrees along the meridians. Where do the meridians start from?

It starts in the UK, in Greenwich. It is the prime meridian. If you move east from Greenwich, one hour is added to Greenwich time every 15 degrees. When moving west, one hour is deducted accordingly.

So, if it's 12:00 in Greenwich, it's 4:00 in the morning in California, since you've crossed nine 15-degree sections to the west. In Egypt at the same time 14:00, as we crossed two 15-degree intervals to the east.

On the opposite side of the Earth from Greenwich there is an imaginary "Date Line". If we cross it and move west, we lose one day, if we cross it and move east, we "gain" one day as well.

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